Stock controller vs warehouse employee

The differences between stock controllers and warehouse employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a stock controller has an average salary of $37,424, which is higher than the $32,510 average annual salary of a warehouse employee.

The top three skills for a stock controller include customer service, inventory management and stock control. The most important skills for a warehouse employee are pallets, customer service, and cleanliness.

Stock controller vs warehouse employee overview

	Stock Controller	Warehouse Employee
Yearly salary	$37,424	$32,510
Hourly rate	$17.99	$15.63
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	35,928	186,499
Job satisfaction	3	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Stock controller vs warehouse employee salary

Stock controllers and warehouse employees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stock Controller	Warehouse Employee
Average salary	$37,424	$32,510
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $45,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	ALDI USA
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between stock controller and warehouse employee education

There are a few differences between a stock controller and a warehouse employee in terms of educational background:

	Stock Controller	Warehouse Employee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stock controller vs warehouse employee demographics

Here are the differences between stock controllers' and warehouse employees' demographics:

	Stock Controller	Warehouse Employee
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 76.6% Female, 23.4%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 24.6% Asian, 5.9% White, 51.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between stock controller and warehouse employee duties and responsibilities

Stock controller example responsibilities.

Manage all lifting of goods efficiently and maintain store floor at all times and ensure cleanliness in same
Enforce FIFO rotation of products.
Assist with unloading biweekly truck deliveries and the restocking of groceries.
Pick order from warehouse, QC the product and stage it for production.
Demonstrate computer navigation skills on the logistics database.
Provide leadership over logistics processes including, transportation, planning, safety and communication.

Warehouse employee example responsibilities.

Manage all FEDEX shipments and advise solutions to shipment issues.
Work in direct pack department, utilizing RF scanner to select and pack items for shipping to various stores.
Unpack shipment using RF scanner to check in parts, verifying condition and quantity before sending to staging area.
Assemble pallets of product according to company standards and specifications.
Assemble medical equipment-Deliver medical supplies to patients homes and medical facilities-Prepare supplies and packaging for delivery-Load packages according to borough
Operate power equipment including: order pickers, tuggers, reach trucks, and counterbalance forklifts.

Stock controller vs warehouse employee skills

Common stock controller skills

Customer Service, 26%
Inventory Management, 12%
Stock Control, 12%
Sales Floor, 7%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Inventory Control, 6%

Common warehouse employee skills

Pallets, 21%
Customer Service, 18%
Cleanliness, 11%
Customer Orders, 10%
Plumbing, 9%
Inventory Management, 5%